# Aviation's Week in Charts

> Data analysis of the commercial aviation market

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## Posts
- [airBaltic, AirAsia, and the A220 ](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/airbaltic-airasia-and-the-a220): The A220 program is being tested, but it's the backlog risk that grabs our attention
- [Finnair's widebody pivot](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/finnair-s-widebody-pivot): How the airline shifted when the doorway to the East became a brick wall
- [Brace for higher fuel prices](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/brace-for-higher-fuel-prices): Because prices will eventually go down doesn't mean they won't go up first
- [Is the market signaling economic risk?](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/credit-vs-equ): Depends on who you ask
- [Aviation's top 20 global corridors](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/aviation-s-top-20-global-corridors): Charting the major regions connecting the world
- [Ancillary fees up 36% ](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/ancillary-fees-up-36): What happens when the airline known for extra fees goes away?
- [Amienemigos](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/amienemigos): Viva and Volaris - the Mexican frenemies
- [Fixed costs on the flight deck](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/fixed-costs-on-the-flight-deck): Why the number of pilots per aircraft matters
- [Finding early signs of ULCC stress](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/finding-early-signs-of-ulcc-stress): Translating the squiggles into a $15K/day problem
- [Scoot-ing into new markets](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/scoot-ing-into-new-markets): The charts that didn't make it into our small narrowbody analysis
- [Restarting low-cost growth with the small narrowbody - a Southeast Asia example](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/restarting-low-cost-growth-with-the-small-narrowbody-a-southeast-asia-example): How the small narrowbody offers airlines high growth potential with low costs.
- [Fares eclipsed fuel in Q2](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/fares-eclipsed-fuel-in-q2): Delta's Q2 earnings shows ticket price increases out-paced fuel price increases
- [Widebody suites over seats](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/widebody-suites-over-seats): The real estate market at 35,000 feet is changing
- [Fuel is cheaper - fares are not](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/fuel-is-cheaper-fares-are-not): Airlines once needed pricing power, now they won't give it back
- [Putting the "I" in BRIC](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/putting-the-i-in-bric): What an SMU Junior Taught Us About the Indian Travel Market
- [Rise of the A350-1000](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/rise-of-the-a350-1000): Stretching the cabin - and the legs - of Airbus's premier widebody
- [Middle East drawdowns to continue](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/middle-east-drawdowns-to-continue): A look at Emirates and the schedule reductions that are likely to continue
- [Long-haul narrowbodies will (probably) not replace widebodies](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/long-haul-narrowbodies-will-probably-not-replace-widebodies): Charting the results of the OG long-haul narrowbody wave
- [Business class in a 41-seat regional jet?](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/business-class-in-a-41-seat-regional-jet): Why United increasing seat costs by 22% is a genius decision
- [Lufthansa’s 20,000 cancellation nothing burger](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/lufthansa-s-20-000-cancellation-nothing-burger): Behind the scenes of the 1% schedule adjustment that everyone - except the airline - called a crisis.
- [Spirit is gone. Fares are going up.](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/spirit-is-gone-fares-are-going-up): You didn't have to fly Spirit to enjoy the airline's low fares
- [Airlines need credit cards now more than ever](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/airlines-need-credit-cards-now-more-than-ever): The nuanced business model of credit card companies masquerading as U.S. airlines
- [Gliding toward a shortage of jet fuel](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/gliding-toward-a-shortage-of-jet-fuel): Why jet fuel shortages are a key risk for aviation in 2026
- [Airlines aren't cutting capacity](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/airlines-aren-t-cutting-capacity): Despite the announcements, we aren't seeing the long-term cuts
- [The Seat Cost vs Trip Cost Paradox](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/the-seat-cost-vs-trip-cost-paradox): Oversaturation in the large narrowbody market showcases theprofitable use cases for the smaller aircraft.
- [The airlines that do and do not hedge fuel](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/the-airlines-that-do-and-do-not-hedge-fuel): Why fuel hedging has become a controversial topic in commercial aviation
- [JetBlue's dance card:  Southwest, United, or Alaska](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/jetblue-s-dance-card-southwest-united-or-alaska): The airlines that could fill JetBlue's dance card - in likely order
- [When the Middle East hubs stop](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/when-the-middle-east-hubs-stop): How the loss of the large Middle Eastern hubs changed flying overnight
- [The continued shift to premium](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/the-continued-shift-to-premium): Premium seats are growing almost three times as fast as economy in the U.S.
- [Oil, Jet A, and the risks to aviation](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/oil-jet-a-and-the-risks-to-aviation): Where things stand, before they all change again
- [Fares likely to fall not rise with oil spikes](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/fares-likely-to-fall-not-rise-with-oil-spikes): Addressing the travel myth the airlines are quite satisfied with you believing
- [The global decline of the Southwest Effect](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/the-global-decline-of-the-southwest-effect): Stimulation ain't what it used to be
- [Supply, demand, and a side of awards](https://weekly.visualapproach.io/p/suppy-demand-and-a-side-of-awards): Phoenix is about to get Cranky